DIGITAL LITERACY and CITIZENSHIP

Common Sense Media
Researcher David Boyd
materials to use with parents and kids. Selling infORMATION to third parties.

Opening Activity:
My Media life is like. . .

cyber bullying
20 bullied
20 bully
10 both
cyber stalking—constantly 'checking' in.

45 states have laws.
Cybercrime
identity theft
Limewire—opens your computer to access to others
avoidance sites--

Education sites are most infamous

Digital Cheating:
52% admit to cheating
38 plagiarize
35 cheat with cell phones

36 said that downloading paper is not cheating

Searchable—Poison searches
colleges all look
Jobs as well
Kids are leaving digital footprints

AUP to change to RUP—responsible use policy


Curriculum Materials that offered for free

Mike Ribble Digital CitIZENSHIp in schools
Isafe.org

Common Core Curriculum works with Howard Gardener--
Modualr and flexible—most are 45 minutes long—student centered teacher guided
Commonsensemedia.org/eduators


Credible web sites
How do we choose a good web site for research? Credibility of web site


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